Children’s Hospital Boston received and started distributing its first doses of the mist version of the H1N1 vaccine yesterday. A photographer from Reuters was on hand to capture the moment. Watch the audio slideshow he put together.

Small amounts of the injectable (killed virus) H1N1 vaccine have begun to arrive in Pharmacy, and Occupational Health Services and Infection Control are working out when and how to distribute the vaccine for staff immunizations. An announcement from Drs. Sandora and Mandell about this will go out on Monday. As soon as we know more about the timing for distribution to the ambassadors and the clinics, it will be posted on Children’s Today or another e-mail will go out.

The best treatment for influenza infections in humans is prevention by vaccination. Work by several laboratories has recently produced vaccines. The first vaccine released in early October 2009 was a nasal spray vaccine. It is approved for use in healthy individuals ages 2 through 49.

The best treatment for influenza infections in humans is prevention by vaccination. Work by several laboratories has recently produced vaccines. The first vaccine released in early October 2009 was a nasal spray vaccine. It is approved for use in healthy individuals ages 2 through 49.